Well, I finaly let the contract to a local contractor to convert half of the Barn into a shop. I will be going from a 12' X 20' (outside dinemsions) building to a shop that will be (roughly) 23' X 25' with a cement floor.
Now I have to decide just how I want to arrange it. I have a BT3100, a 6" jointer, a 13" planer, a bench-top drill press, and a bench-top bandsaw, (these will be replaced by floor models) and a dust collection system. I also have a 10" Hitachi CSMS that I want to mount into a bench or countertop somewhere in the shop.
I can't decide whether to add extension rails to my saw and build on a router table at the far right-hand end or just build a seperate router table.
The shop will have a 8'X8' insulated garage door and 8-0 3-0 entry door. The doors must be on the same side of the shop because the rest of the barn is surrounded by cattle pens. I also need to cut some windows into at least two of the other walls, but they will have to high enough to keep the cows from busting them.
I have looked at about a zillion shop floor plans but havn't seen just what I want. I have also done a bunch of different plans on 1/4 inch graph paper, but just can't quite visulize what I want there either.
I guess I'll just have to move stuff in there and then move it around till it "looks" right.
This will be a dedicated shop, so none of the stuff has to be moveable, but I may want to move some of it around to make room for big project assembly or painting.
Anyone else ever face this kind of dilemma?
Now I have to decide just how I want to arrange it. I have a BT3100, a 6" jointer, a 13" planer, a bench-top drill press, and a bench-top bandsaw, (these will be replaced by floor models) and a dust collection system. I also have a 10" Hitachi CSMS that I want to mount into a bench or countertop somewhere in the shop.
I can't decide whether to add extension rails to my saw and build on a router table at the far right-hand end or just build a seperate router table.
The shop will have a 8'X8' insulated garage door and 8-0 3-0 entry door. The doors must be on the same side of the shop because the rest of the barn is surrounded by cattle pens. I also need to cut some windows into at least two of the other walls, but they will have to high enough to keep the cows from busting them.
I have looked at about a zillion shop floor plans but havn't seen just what I want. I have also done a bunch of different plans on 1/4 inch graph paper, but just can't quite visulize what I want there either.
I guess I'll just have to move stuff in there and then move it around till it "looks" right.
This will be a dedicated shop, so none of the stuff has to be moveable, but I may want to move some of it around to make room for big project assembly or painting.
Anyone else ever face this kind of dilemma?
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